UTICA-ROME and SYRACUSE -- Radio and television broadcasters in both of these Central New York markets are asking viewers to help neighbors who've been devastated by unprecedented flooding over the last several days. A joint effort between multiple Utica-area stations is planned for tomorrow, and some Syracuse TV stations have been running a telethon all […]
UTICA-ROME -- Just a little over a week since the Mohawk Valley was jolted by a deadly shooting rampage, an unprecedented effort by local broadcasters. Journalists and disc jockeys set competition aside to help raise money for community organizations that are helping victims of the horrific events of March 13.
UTICA-ROME -- Earlier this week, we were surprised by the absence of ratings data for Townsquare Media's four radio stations in the latest update from Arbitron. But we've since heard that Townsquare still subscribes to "the book" in this market. We checked, and it appears Arbitron has updated the "topline" data to include the cluster, […]
JAN 11th UPDATE -- Arbitron has revised its "topline" ratings to include Townsquare Media's four stations. As a result, we have revised our chart, and we have posted a new story to recap the ratings, in light of the new information. The story which follows was posted a few days earlier, when the original "topline" […]
CENTRAL NEW YORK -- Here we are, wrapping another year documenting the happenings of local radio and television in Syracuse, Utica and Ithaca. Sometimes you don't realize just how much has changed in local broadcasting until you stop to take a look back at the past twelve months. Today, we begin our annual Year in […]
Updated 7/23 -- UTICA-ROME -- Roser Communications Network's 95.5FM (W238CA), 1550 WUTQ and 1480 WRCK have broken away from simulcasting the news/talk/music format of 100.7 WUTQ-FM. Several signs point to the three stations flipping to a new sports talk format. While 100.7 will keep the WUTQ-FM calls, it appears 1550 WUTQ(AM) will be changing to […]
CENTRAL NEW YORK -- Earlier this week, we shared with you the Syracuse and Utica-Rome market Arbitron radio ratings for the Spring 2012 survey period. The ratings company's relatively-new "subscriber only" policy makes it tough to get a truly-accurate picture of the competition in both markets, but thanks to reliable sources, we have some additional […]
UTICA-ROME -- The latest audience estimates for radio listenership in the Mohawk Valley have been released by Arbitron. And just like when we saw the numbers for Syracuse earlier this week, it's difficult to get a "complete" picture of the market.
SYRACUSE -- We first told you last week of Utica Observer-Dispatch blogger Don Laible's series of "where are they now" type interviews with sports broadcasters who got their start in Utica. Little did we know then, that the series wasn't over: Liable started off this week with a two-part series about The Score 1260 (WSKO) […]
Updated 3/18 with new photos -- UTICA-ROME -- Our sincerest congratulations to Kenny the Promo Guy from Kiss-FM (WSKS/WSKU) and his wife Tracy, the proud new parents of a son born this (Thursday) evening.